"Look For Me" by Lisa Gardner Needs More Action!

In Look For Me by Lisa Gardner, a family is shot to death except for one of the girls.  Did she do it or is the killer still after her?  Why was the family killed?  The premise of this story is good and I liked most of the characters; however, it needed more action.  Most of this novel was just talking with a just an okay ending.  I fell asleep listening to this audio book more than once--a bit boring.
(Gerard's review, 3 stars)

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"The Boy" by Tami Hoag

The BOY by Tami Hoag takes place in a small town in Louisiana.  One night a child is found dead and the mother of the child is found beaten and bloodied.  The detective on this case and his wife keep running into dead ends try as they might to solve this mystery.  The dead boy's babysitter turns up missing! 

I thought this book was very good.  I listened to it on audio with 14 disks so it is long with plenty of action and enjoyable characters.  A few parts dragged, but for a long book, it moved along pretty well.  The ending was really good with a twist I didn't see coming.  Even with the dull parts, I still give this 5 stars due to the ending and the reader on the audio book. 
(Gerard's review, 5 stars)

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"Box of Butterflies" by Roma Downey is Uplifting!

I got this as an audio book by Roma Downey who played Monica on Touched by an Angel.  She tells real-life stories and shares her walk of faith.  It is very inspirational and uplifting! 

If you are down in the dumps needing something positive, this is for you.  I really enjoyed it since I can't do much for at least 6 weeks while my broken collarbone heals. (Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

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"The One and Only Bob" by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Bob is the follow-up children's book to The One and Only Ivan by Katherin Applegate.  In this book the main character is a dog named Bob.  I thought this book started out a bit slow, but once Ruby and Ivan came into it, it picked up and stayed good the rest of the way.  I enjoyed the interaction between the animals and the story had a good pace to it.  I liked getting back to this world of talking animals.  More please!  I thought Bob was a good character and it was good to hear from Ivan again.  The ending was very good and I liked the funny moments.  (Gerard's review, 4.5 stars)

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"We Dream of Space" by Erin Entrada Kelly is historical fiction for kids

We dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly deals with three young teens who live in the same family--Cash, Fitch and Bird.  They all go to the same school where the focus is on space and the launch of The Challenger.  It is also about their day-to-day lives.  I thought this book was pretty good and I enjoyed all the kids.  It flowed along well with some funny parts too.  (Gerard's review, 4 stars)

Teaser from page 22:  "Maybe if you had a three-dimensional brain, you wouldn't be failing seventh grade for the second time," Fitch said.  "Good luck getting any homework done with your right hand in a cast.  Not that you know how to do it anyway."

 

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